1896 Wisconsin Badgers football team
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The 1896 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison
in the 1896 college football season
. 1896 was the first season in which the Badgers participated in the newly created Western Conference
. The 1896 squad was the conference's first football champion.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
in the 1896 college football season
1896 college football season
The 1896 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Lafayette and Princeton as national champions.-Conference standings:The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:...
. 1896 was the first season in which the Badgers participated in the newly created Western Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
. The 1896 squad was the conference's first football champion.